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Civics Chapter 11

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A state's governor may change a criminal's sentence by doing what?

a)

commute

b)

veto

c)

appeal

d)

line-item veto

2.

What executive office oversees elections?

a)

secretary of Vinemont

b)

appeals judge

c)

Lt. Governor

d)

secretary of State

3.

Powers shared by Federal and State government are called ___________ Powers.

a)

reserved

b)

convent

c)

convert

d)

concurrent

4.

Two examples of concurrent powers listed below are

a)

levy taxes

b)

borrow money

c)

declare war

d)

establish courts

5.

Name the three branches of the government at the State level

(a)  

6.

The Federal census is taken every _______ years.

a)

six

b)

fjour

c)

ten

d)

two

7.

The federal census is used to make the ___________ for elections of Senators and House of Representatives in each state.

a)

district

b)

area

c)

ballots

d)

Congress

8.

In which court are murder trials held?

a)

municipal

b)

justice

c)

appeal court

d)

Higher level

9.

The two main sources of income for the State government

a)

income taxes

b)

sales taxes

c)

personal taxes

d)

business taxes

10.

In a crisis the state legislature may decide to meet in a _____________________.

a)

diner

b)

special location

c)

special session

d)

town hall

11.

Which offenders are normally held in preventative detention?

a)

murder

b)

felony

c)

juvenile

d)

adult

12.

Name three things you would want in a judge

(a)  

13.

List the three different names given to the lower courts

(a)  

14.

Pick the two ways a defendant can be found guilty or innocent

a)

judge

b)

newspaper

c)

jury

d)

media

15.

Name the two parties in a Civil suit

(a)  

16.

The Constitution says that the president is commander and chief of the armed forces, therefore he may send troops to areas of crisis. This is an example of what powers?

a)

concurrent

b)

reserved

c)

implied

d)

executive

17.

How is a State's budget different from a Federal budget?

a)

State budget must be balanced

b)

Federal budget must be balanced

c)

there is no difference

d)

the Federal budget is approved by the president

18.

Declaring war by the president is an example of ________________ powers.

a)

expressed

b)

super

c)

reserved

d)

reservation